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Radix Fidem Forum Is Live
Happy New Year! Now is the time; Jay says our forum is up and running. Just click the link to the right under “blogroll”. You will need to register and confirm your email address. This is your chance to communicate … Continue reading →
Covenant Book: Epilogue
There is one practical matter that needs a little attention. The New Testament lays out the qualifications of pastors. This is the moral and spiritual leader, the preacher and ceremonial guide we associate with priesthood. This is the “hired gun” … Continue reading →
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Covenant Book: 09 Implications
If you understand these things, you would hardly be surprised at what characterizes our behavior under this covenant. We prefer natural settings for worship. At the same time, we as individuals tend to worship privately all day every day. It’s … Continue reading →
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Covenant Book: 08 Not Green
We do not worship the creature, but the Creator. Redemption through Biblical Law restores us to our natural place in Creation. There is a sense in which we return to Eden by passing through the Flaming Sword of revelation. It … Continue reading →
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Covenant Book: 07 How We Live
The American mind is exceedingly uncomfortable with the idea that reality is fluid and not static. Indeed, no two of us will experience reality exactly the same. That’s because reality is a person. While all of us will share enough … Continue reading →
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Covenant Book: 06 A Pattern for Living
Faith is a living thing, and its whole purpose is producing fruit. This covenant is not sacred writ; you are not bound to the thoughts expressed. This covenant is a characterization, an orientation on how we should live. More to … Continue reading →
Covenant Book: 05 The Covenant
So much for preliminary matters; here we present the written form of the Radix Fidem Covenant. 1. Consciously and emphatically non-Western. This means we exclude the fundamental materialism and rationalism that makes man the measure of all things. We go … Continue reading →
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Covenant Book: 04 Not By Human Power
This is not an agenda to change the world. As a term, “the world” signifies the fallen existence of humanity. It’s not merely this place we all live or the collected humans in it, but in particular it is the … Continue reading →
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Covenant Book: 03 Cascading Dependencies
What we propose here is a radical transformation of how we do religion. In philosophical terms, religion is a human response to some higher spiritual drive. It’s not that we suggest the various religions of the world are all a … Continue reading →
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Covenant Book: 02 Two Realms
Spiritual birth is a separate matter from a heart-led existence. Non-Christians can be heart-led. What makes one a Christian is the presence of His Holy Spirit in your soul. Only your heart knows for sure; your mind will simply have … Continue reading →
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